John Lisle gone! KZEP moved; Hot 104.5 launched

John Lisle (left), who joined KZEP without his longtime sidekick Steve Hahn (right) early last year, is now history at the station.

John Lisle (left), who joined KZEP without his longtime sidekick Steve Hahn (right) early last year, is now history at the station.

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John Lisle (left), Steve Hahn and Kelley Kendall in their KISS radio heyday.

John Lisle (left), Steve Hahn and Kelley Kendall in their KISS radio heyday.

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John Lisle, Kelley Kendall and Steve Hahn, in studio for the Lisle & Hahn morning show for KISS-FM in 1999.

John Lisle, Kelley Kendall and Steve Hahn, in studio for the Lisle & Hahn morning show for KISS-FM in 1999.

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John Lisle gone! KZEP moved; Hot 104.5 launched

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SAN ANTONIO — San Antonio radio seems loopier than ever — but not necessarily in a good way.

After too many years to count at 104.5 on the FM dial, San Antonio’s once-esteemed classic rock station KZEP has been moved to FM 93.3, which used to be used for a relatively weak simulcast of country station KRPT (92.5 K-BUC).

It’s now called KZEP-HD, said Gordie Taylor, director of media integration at Clear Channel.

Departing with it — well, actually last Friday — was morning man John Lisle, Taylor confirmed. If you’ll recall, KZEP hired Lisle early last year amid loud and enthusiastic hooplah.

After all, Lisle had reached S.A. radio legend status when he and partner Steve Hahn led an irreverent morning show on KISS-FM for 20 years.

There wasn’t much noise accompanying his KZEP exit, however.

Starting today, KZEP 104.5 is now the home of a new Clear Channel station with an urban feel: Hot 104.5, which is touted on Facebook and Twitter as “Today’s Rhythms & All the Best Throwbacks.”